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Drug Abuse : Opposing Viewpoints

  • Drug Abuse : Opposing Viewpoints
  • Title

    • Opposing Viewpoints Series (Unnumbered)
  • Attribution

    James D. Torr, book editor ; Scott Barbour, assistant editor, Jennifer A. Hurley, assistant editor
  • Publication Details

    Book, Greenhaven Press, 1999
  • Availability

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     REFERENCE (MAIN)  HV5825 .D7735 1999  AVAILABLE

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  • Description

    This anthology replaces Greenhaven’s 1994 edition and covers debates on the extent of America’s drug problem and which policies and programs are effective in reducing drug abuse. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
  • Authors

  • Subject

  • Places in this work

  • Contents

    • Drug abuse is a serious problem / Michelle Johnson
    • The problem of drug abuse is exaggerated / Seth Stevenson
    • Teen drug use is increasing / The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
    • Teen drug use is not increasing / Mike Males
    • Marijuana use by adolescents is a serious problem / Center for substance abuse prevention
    • Marijuana use by adolescents is not a serious problem / Paul Armentano
    • Drug education discourages adolescent drug abuse / Glenn Levant
    • Drug education does not discourage adolescent drug abuse / Katherine Kersten
    • Employee drug testing reduces drug abuse / Ira Lipman
    • Employee drug testing is unconstitutional and ineffective / American Civil Liberties Union
    • Ad campaigns will deter teenage drug abuse / Brad Owen
    • Ad campaigns will not deter teenage drug abuse / Ryan H. Sager
    • Treatment programs have been proven to reduce drug abuse / Office of National Drug Control Policy
    • Treatment programs have not been proven to reduce drug abuse / Fred Reed
    • The war on drugs has failed / Joseph McNamara
    • The war on drugs can succeed / Barry R. McCaffrey
    • The United States should abandon the war on drugs / David Boaz
    • The United States should continue the war on drugs / Charles E. Grassley
    • U.S. Drug policy should incorporate principles of harm reduction / Ethan A. Nadelmann
    • U.S. drug policy should not incorporate principles of harm reduction / Robert L. Maginnis, Sally Satel
    • Drugs should be legalized / Libertarian party
    • Drugs should not be legalized / Dan Quayle
    • Legalizing drugs would reduce crime without dramatically increasing drug abuse / Joshua Wolf Shenk
    • Legalizing drugs would not reduce crime and would dramatically increase drug abuse / Jill Jones
  • ISBN

    • 0737700513
    • 0737700505
  • LCCN

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